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Porto City Council asks Ombudsman to evaluate PSP intervention at housing protest

The Porto City Council voted to request that the Ombudsman investigate the proportionality of the police action that occurred in the early hours of Thursday, 15 October, at Praça D. João I. The intervention, which followed an encampment protesting high rents, resulted in 39 injuries—including two serious cases—and one injured police officer. The Ombudsman had previously requested urgent information from the PSP regarding the operation.

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This formal evaluation by the Ombudsman addresses the boundaries of police conduct during housing protests, which may set precedents for how future demonstrations and public assemblies are handled by security forces.

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